We're TravelPerk, a hyper-growth SaaS platform offering companies a one-stop-shop for booking, managing, and reporting business travel. Our aim is to revolutionise the $1.3 trillion business travel market by combining an unrivalled choice of travel options with a powerful booking and management platform and access to 24 / 7 customer support. We’ve become the leading all-in-one travel management solution. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Barcelona, we’ve grown to over 1200 people in 9 offices across Europe and North America. In 2022, we became a ‘unicorn,’ and in 2024, we raised $104 million in additional investment, with a total valuation of $1.4 billion.
We’ve been winning awards too. Since 2023, we’ve been voted one of the best places to work, one of the fastest-growing apps and tech companies, and a leading pioneer of business travel.
These are just some of the reasons why global brands like Wise, Red Bull, GetYourGuide, and Aesop trust us to supercharge their corporate travel.
As an Engineering Manager, this position involves :
- Being accountable for the delivery and personal development of your team(s).
- Acting as a servant leader to your engineers and adapting your leadership style to the needs of the situation.
- Taking care of individuals' performance in the organisation and supporting their journey and ownership of their career using coaching and mentoring where appropriate.
- Acting as a technical champion, ensuring that the team has the time and context to build systems that meet the needs and standards of our organisation.
- Enabling fluent and effective collaboration within the team, and supporting them through challenges in system architecture, design, or implementation.
- Developing and evolving a long-term strategy and roadmap for the team, working with the Product Manager and aligned with the Tribe mission.
- Strategic team building and planning for delivering highly available features that scale with our growth.
- Being a key part of the recruitment and growth of the engineering team.
- Working with the business and team metrics to deliver a 7-star experience to our customers.
- Understanding how engineering impacts product and business needs.
- Providing feedback to stakeholders within Builders (Product and Engineering) and sometimes the wider business.
Required skills and experience :
Approximately 5-8 years of experience managing software engineers.Experience managing around 8-10 software engineers.Background in software engineering, ideally as a hands-on individual contributor.Proven ability as a people manager who fosters an effective work culture.Experience managing larger teams, building processes, and delegation systems.Strong problem-solving skills both technically and organizationally.Experience conducting effective performance reviews that celebrate achievements and identify growth opportunities.Pragmatism and obsession with simplicity, efficiency, and performance.Ability to adapt and react quickly to an ever-changing environment.What do we offer?
A competitive compensation package, including equity in TravelPerk.Generous vacation days.Health perks such as private healthcare or gym allowance, depending on your location.Unforgettable TravelPerk events.A mental health support tool for your wellbeing.Family services, including adoption benefits and paid parental leave.Exponential growth and personal development opportunities.VolunteerPerk : 16 paid hours per year to volunteer.Work from anywhere allowance of 20 working days per year.In-person English or Spanish lessons held in the Barcelona office.J-18808-Ljbffr